Comparison

Infinitode vs Industry Idle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Infinitode

Experience the first infinite tower defense game on mobile, allowing for over a thousand towers simultaneously. Strategize with diverse tower types, unlock global upgrades, and conquer endless waves of enemies on massive maps.

Highlights
  • Build over a thousand towers
  • Huge level maps (up to 1024 tiles)
  • Map editor for custom maps
  • 12 unique tower types
  • Towers gain experience and evolve
  • Hundreds of global upgrades
  • Endless levels with increasing rewards
Features
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Meet the first mobile Infinite Tower Defense, where you can build more than a thousand towers at the same time! Вuild different types of towers to defend your base from the crowds of enemies, unlock new levels and hundreds of global upgrades, try to get to the higher wave! Game features: - Huge level maps for up to 1,024 tiles! - Map editor - players can build huge maps of any kind! - 12 unique tower types, many enemy types, dozens of defense strategies - Towers gain experience and evolve to higher levels - Hundreds of different global upgrades that constantly affect each game! - Every level is endless, higher enemy waves give more prizes - Tower tiles have bonuses for different tower characteristics, tiles can be crafted - Made in the best traditions of Tower Defense genre - Completely free - everything can be unlocked and upgraded using in-game currency, which is given after each game - Clear design, simple gameplay - Game speed x4, tower damage statistics and much more!

About

Industry Idle

Build and manage a sprawling industrial empire with over 120 factories and 85 resources. Engage in realistic market trading, optimize your economy with detailed tools, and earn even while offline. Prestige to unlock new maps and permanent upgrades for endless growth.

Highlights
  • 120+ factories to build
  • 85+ resources to produce
  • Realistic market simulation
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Unlockable game-changing policies
  • Detailed economic analysis tools
  • Offline earnings
Features
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Feature Highlights - 120+ different factories to build and manage - 85+ different resources to produce, buy and sell - Realistic market simulation that challenges your trading skill - 12+ Procedurally generated maps with both hex grid and square grid - Unlock 50+ powerful policies that drastically change the gameplay - Manage and optimize your economy with detailed charts and data tools - Offline earning based on your company's valuation - Prestige and unlock powerful upgrades Choose Your Own Play Style Each factory has a lot of tweaks that you can micromanage and optimize. Or you can just sit back, trust the game AI and watch the numbers go up, either way, you can enjoy the game with your own play style. And you even get earnings when you are offline! Optimize Your Economy There are a lot of tools in the game to help you analyze your production bottlenecks, wasted resources, and imbalanced resource distribution. There are powerful policies that allow you to take your economy to a whole new direction. Prestige and Progress Further Prestige allows you to unlock new maps with new resources and endless possibilities. You also earn Swiss money to unlock permanent upgrades to help with start faster and expand bigger.

Screenshots

Infinitode4 screens
Industry Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Infinitode at none against Industry Idle's shown. Infinitode also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Infinitode sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Industry Idle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Infinitode against 4.1 for Industry Idle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 108 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Infinitode's written reviews are positive against 71% of Industry Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Infinitode ships an update fortnightly, Industry Idle monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Infinitode versus Industry Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfinitodeIndustry Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (84 ratings) — better4.1 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings84108 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVadym SakhnoRuoyu Sun

Customer experience

Infinitode

All ratings84 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.0%

Industry Idle

All ratings107 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

Infinitode

From 84 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great gameplay
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 No pay-to-win
  • 👍 Deep upgrade tree
  • 👍 High replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progress resets
  • 🐛 Music disabled during gameplay
  • 🐛 Expensive upgrades
  • 🐛 Some towers useless
  • 🐛 Rotation speed mechanic

Industry Idle

From 108 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics
  • 🚫 No ads or minimal ad interruptions
  • 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics or aggressive monetization
  • 🧠 Deep, complex strategy requiring thoughtful planning
  • 🎨 Clean, minimalist brutalist UI design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Black screen crashes on startup (especially post-update)
  • 📱 Small text and UI scaling issues on smaller devices
  • 😕 Steep learning curve and confusing tutorial
  • ⏳ Offline idle earnings not working properly
  • 🔊 Audio issues when switching between apps

Bugs and requests

Infinitode

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Lost all progress without deleting
  • Game crashes on load
  • Music is disabled when playing the game
  • Progress keeps resetting
  • Does not occupy the entire iPhone X screen
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  • No optimization on iPhone X
  • In-app purchase tap does nothing
  • Menu not loading after reinstall
  • Last update was three years ago

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add "tower defense" to title for visibility
  • Add Infinitode 2 for iOS
  • Add cloud save/iCloud sync
  • Add batch upgrade button
  • Add Japanese language support
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  • Add cross-platform progress sync
  • Add leaderboard
  • Add optimization for newer iPhones (full screen)
  • Add fast upgrade button
  • Add more unique tower upgrades
  • Add ability to create own enemies and waves
  • Add quick build towers feature (like Android version)

Industry Idle

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Black screen error preventing game launch (February 2022 update)
  • Offline idle income showing as zero despite being offline
  • Input and output switched in building displays
  • Advanced power plants not starting despite having resources
  • Cash flow stopping completely after power plant issues
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  • Audio going silent after using music from other apps
  • Player market and statistics agency text cut off on smaller devices
  • Offline earnings ad system failing to reward after watching ad
  • Game map resetting unexpectedly, losing progress
  • Fuel source switching causing production to halt with no recovery option
  • Save synchronization issues between Steam and mobile versions
  • Bonus offline earnings button disappearing for DLC owners

Requested features

11 requests
  • Dark theme/dark background
  • Better tutorial system with highlighted building references
  • Sandbox mode for experimentation
  • Fuel type switching option in HQ menu
  • German language support
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  • Turkish language support
  • Automatic app update notifications
  • Cloud save synchronization between Steam and mobile
  • Government trading and international expansion mechanics
  • Better UI scaling for iPhone 12 and smaller screens
  • Improved offline earnings visibility and confirmation

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Infinitode

One-time4
  • Small Pack$0.99
  • Double Gain$2.99
  • Medium Pack$4.99
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  • Large Pack$19.99
2 purchases

Industry Idle

One-time2
  • Expansion Pack 1$2.99
  • Expansion Pack 2$2.99

Questions

Is Infinitode free?
Infinitode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Industry Idle free?
Industry Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Infinitode or Industry Idle?
Infinitode is rated higher. Infinitode averages 4.1 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Industry Idle averages 4.1 from 108 ratings.
Do Infinitode or Industry Idle have ads?
Industry Idle shows ads; Infinitode does not.
Which is updated more often, Infinitode or Industry Idle?
Infinitode ships an update fortnightly, and Industry Idle monthly. Most recently, Infinitode was updated on November 2, 2026 and Industry Idle on November 3, 2026.

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